Meeran’s Mock Flashcards
post thyroidectomy has tingling
which electrolyte to measure?
CALCIUM
why does postthyroidectomy pt have tingling ?
iatrogenic removal of parathyroid too, resulting in low Calcium
what marker is raised in Pagets
ALP
why does pagets have a raised ALP
increased osteoclast and blast activity
Ix of Pagets
technetium 99 bisphosphonate bone scan
what does technetium 99 bisphosphonate bone scan show
uptake by bones with high osteoblast activity
what would a plain XR show in pagets
fractures
what type of hearing damage does Pagets cause
conductive and sensorineural
why does Pagets cause conductive and sensorineural hearing loss
conductive - ossicles damage
sensorineural - presses on CN8
what marker is raised in osteomalacia
ALP
why is ALP raised in osteomalacia
increased bone turnover
high ALP
slightly low Calcium
what causes osteomalacia
low vitamin D (secondary hyperparathyroidism)
what markers are raised after an MI
AST
troponins
CK
LDH
why is AST increased after an MI
AST is found outside the liver too, including in the heart
electrolytes in Addisons
high K
low Na
what marker is raised in jaundice caused by gallstones
ALP
what is the portal triad
bile duct
portal vein
hepatic artery
is the blood in central vein ‘clean’ or ‘dirty’ and why
clean - its been through the hepatocytes before entering central vein
what marker is raised in obstructive jaundice & why
ALP - found near portal triad
what marker is raised in alcoholism and why
AST - found near central vein
what marker is raised in jaundice caused by viral hepatitis
ALT»_space; AST
why does ALT rise after viral hepatitis
inflamed hepatocytes
what marker is raised in jaundice caused by chronic alcoholic cirrhosis
AST
why is AST released the most after alcoholic cirrhosis
liver architecture is destroyed by mast cell death –> nodules produced –> release AST
what marker is raised in prostatic carcinoma (another name for PSA)
acid phosphatase
Calcium, vitamin D and ALP levels in primary hyperparathyroidism
high Ca
low vitamin D - gets consumed quickly
high ALP
what marker is raised in dehydration causing AKI
urea
if GFR falls in CKD, what will happen to the creatinine
increase
what is the marker of GFR
creatinine
how does the reactivity of urea differ in CKD vs normal person
less reactive in CKD